Tag: Christian Vande Velde

John Vande Velde is the father of cyclist Christian Vande Velde from the Garmin-Sharp team, and a 1968 and 1972 Olympian. Our conversation ranged from his amateur days to his Olympic experiences, to his appearance as one of the four Italian cyclists in Breaking Away, to the cycling achievements of his three kids, and to the upcoming Gran Fondo – www.christiansgranfondo.com that he and Christian are putting on in Chicago on September 28th.